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By DOUG McDONOUGH Herald Editor

Published 2:53 am, Monday, April 27, 2015

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April 28, 1945: Maj. Samuel G. Meharg, 35, husband of Beulah S. Meharg of Plainview, received the Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. W.B. Kean, First Army chief of staff, in a field ceremony in Germany on March 22. He was honored for heroic achievement against the army on June 6-7 during the Normandy landings, by directing the recovery of vital equipment and vehicles from the surf amid enemy fire and directing the clearing of obstacles on the beach with bulldozers. He is executive officer of the 348th Engineer Battalion.

--Pfc. Oscar Gibson of Plainview is a patient at William Beaumont General Hospital where he was flown from Paris, France, for special treatment. The son of Viola Gibson, he was wounded April 5 by an .88 mm shell while on reconnaissance patrol in Germany.

--Samuel Hodges Jr., pharmacist’s mate first class, U.S. Naval Reserve, son of Samuel Hodges of Petersburg, was award the Silver Star medal posthumously for gallantry and intrepidity while serving with a medical collecting section during action on Saipan in June 1944.

April 28, 1955: Hale County Sheriff and Mrs. Ted Andrews have moved into their recently completed home at 2607 W. Seventh after 15 years occupying the living quarters on the ground floor of the Hale County jail. Three of those years were while Andrews was a deputy and the past 12 as sheriff. The sheriff’s office will now move from the basement of the courthouse to Andrew’s former living quarters.

--Five Plainview students are members of the Texas Tech Choir at Lubbock. They are Alice Ann Yates, Joan Roberts, Jerry Bratcher, Ross Cass and John Marse.

--Members and leaders of Boy Scout Troop 50, sponsored by the American Legion, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Tuesday. It was chartered in 1930 with Alex R. Nisbet Jr. serving as scoutmaster. Maurice Coburn is now scoutmaster, assisted by Fred Schew. There are 24 members.

April 28, 1965: Kress city aldermen have voted to build new city offices in the Kress Fire Station. City officials have been using the facilities of Perdue Insurance Agency, until the resignation of Mrs. M.C. Perdue as city secretary.

----Betty Buford, PHS counselor for the past three years, will accept appointment as state vice president of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association in Austin on June 1.

--Joe Turner has been named president of the Olton Lions Club with Charles Polk to service as first vice president; Bill Kelley, second vice president; Max Malone, third vice president; K.Y. Givens, secretary; A.D. Adams, treasurer; Calvin Horn, Lion tamer; and Jesse Stovall and Leslie Ross, tail twisters.

April 28, 1975: Brent Eberhart took first place honors in the Cub Scout Pack 202 Pinewood Derby on Thursday at Edgemere. Others finishing in the top four were Chris Wtitaker, Ray Ferguson and Aaron Webb. Blake Morris had the most original car, Shawn Hooks the best painted car and Tommy Johnson best designed car. Hiram Whitaker is cubmaster.

--As American Soybean Association president, W.B. Tilson of Plainview is leading a group of 21 state soybean association presidents on a tour of Brazil.

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--Walter Wright, a senior at Wayland, will be presented in a senior voice recital on Thursday in the Wayland band hall. He will be assisted by Mrs. Danny Murphree, soprano, and Mark Pair. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman O. Wright and a 1971 graduate of PHS.